Got an idea, need suggestion or advice

[daviddoran]

I think the best method method is the one that was posted earlier about setting up multiple routers, with DHCP disabled on all but one, and assign IP and DNS to each workstation and point the gateways to spread the pcs around.

Or maybe a dual wan load balancing router?

[Sam DeathWalker]

If all are going out at the same time its not bandwidth its cause to much data is going to a single ip and Blizzard software is auto disconnecting him. If I try and log in with all at the same time that sometimes occurs to me.

I would think with even the most modest internet connection 40 wow's can't saturate your bandwidth, and if that were the case not all would disconnect at the same time, also I think he would go AFK for awhile before the disconnect. I have to hit a "move forward" key on my guys when they go afk (and they do all the time even during battles cause they are always auto follow).

Maybe you can just put a short time (like 5 minutes) on your router to change dynamic IP address ... not sure if thats a good idea though.

[mikekim]

The main thing you have to remember is that you have to have a router that is intelligent enough to know when one of your routes to the internet is down. This is the key. As Mooglej suggested, this could be accomplished with the help of your ISPs (if they are small enough to care This may be costly even if they are willing to do a special setup for you, but frankly, most common providers won't even have the capability to provide an OSPF setup like that using standard DSL installed equipment. They'd need to have some expensive hardware at your home that terminates each of your even more expensive connections (think T1, if you know what I mean).

You should look into setting up a PC specifically for routing, using something like m0n0wall or pfsense. You'll need to set up this router between your game machines and your multiple ISP connections. The router needs to have code running to keep track of which routes are up, and you'll be good to go.

We use Zyxel ADSl routers at work and they have a backup IP option that we use in multiple router setups to point to the second or third connection that is only used if the primary connection goes down. In extreme cases we have even pointed this to a 3G router (mobile data connection) when the backup DSl was on the same telehphone exchange and would potentially be affected if the primary went down to an exchange fault.

[Darelik]

Some of you know that I'm working on a bunch of shamans and a mixed team of classes. An issue that I've run into while boxing a lot of characters has been that during a big battle, all characters can get disconnected at the same time. This happens more often at about 40 characters at the same time. I've dropped down to trying to box 36, then trying 30, but it can still happen usually during Wintergrasp when there are a lot of players around casting various spells, etc. Now keep in mind, I have all my graphics turned down for all of my instances across all of my computers. I'm not running anything I don't need outside of the game. I'm using only 3 AddOns along with Octopus 1.3.2.

does this happen only in wg? random disconnects to a character or two is fine. sometimes i think it's blizz's way of "checking" up on multiboxers?
if it doesn't only happen in wg, then why would this happen to you when "internet cafe's"/public internet access or probly also in bigger LAN parties can run with quite a few people of the same faction connected to the same server all at the same time?
maybe a stab in the dark: group your pc's into perhaps 5 or 10 each group and try changing each group's network card's setting to get the dns servers to point to different ones.
other than that, i got nothing else as my networking know-how arsenal is shallow.
if it is an issue with blizzard's wg server not 'liking' multiple wow connections originating from a single IP source, then it's a problem with their policy/architecture and brought forward to their devs?
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[algol]

If all are going out at the same time its not bandwidth its cause to much data is going to a single ip and Blizzard software is auto disconnecting him.

What basis do you have for believing that this is the case?

We use Zyxel ADSl routers at work and they have a backup IP option that we use in multiple router setups to point to the second or third connection that is only used if the primary connection goes down. In extreme cases we have even pointed this to a 3G router (mobile data connection) when the backup DSl was on the same telehphone exchange and would potentially be affected if the primary went down to an exchange fault.

This works for web browsing, probably wouldn't work for gaming.

[Caspian]

I think we are not 100% sure why he is actually being disconnected.

The network diagram that Mikekim did is exactly what I would do.

Sam's point of talking to Blizzard is also good. Their tech support is usually pretty good and most of them would probably geek out at trying to find a solution for you. I know I would.

Email: wowtech@blizzard.com
macsupport@blizzard.com

Phone: 1-949-955-1382
Hours: 8AM – 8PM Pacific Time, Monday through Friday (excluding US holidays)

[Gadzooks]

Doesnt Comcast have a new plan where they combine several cable routers into one connection? (=They have a term for it, can't think of it right now, I was reading about it on DSLReports.

FYI, I don't recommend Comcast. I despise them, but they're the only service here where I live, and we're looking at 2012 for FIOS. My connection resets at least once a day, and stalls constantly, usually while I'm on WoW, or watching a streaming movie from Netflix. The TV stalls constantly, too. Numerous calls to "support" (lovely sense of humor they have there) is usually wait 45 minutes on hold, spend 20 minutes telling the guy or gal I don't have a Start menu (I have a Mac), get transferred to someone who can work without a script and can understand me (No hate for foreigners, but the language gap is rough for technical problems), to be told "if it's still doing it in 24 hours call back".

Sigh.

Sorry. Cable providers are a sore spot with me. Here in the SF Bay Area, where we should have great service, we have the *worst* service. My brother in Alaska gets a more reliable and stable connection than I do - and cheaper!

[Sam DeathWalker]

What basis do you have for believing that this is the case?

Cause you don't exceed bandwidtih on all at the same time. Some would still be logged in, if your pipe is 100 and you have 12 that each use 10 then 2 would go out but the other 10 still be ok. So if all are disconnecting at the same time I would assume its Blizzard, which must have such protection for DoS attacks and to stop 60 box gold farmers.

[algol]

Doesnt Comcast have a new plan where they combine several cable routers into one connection?

It's called bridging. What they call it...who knows?

[mikekim]

In the UK its called bonded DSL and you can link up to 3 ASDL connections into one pipe